It's not the knowledge of the CHL that makes a stop stressful, it's the fact that the LEO doesn't know if the driver has a CHL or not and could be a gang banger bent on popping a cop that day. THAT is the stressful part.flintknapper wrote:I suppose my question would be: What is it about approaching a person that you KNOW has a CHL that makes it a "Stressful situation"?shaggydog wrote:It’s called “courtesy�. Why make a stressful situation any more so simply because “you legally can�. That is, at best, an immature philosophy.Longtooths wrote:Because he does not legally have to??? (just a guess)
That said, why would you NOT hand over your CHL with your DL? When your license is run, your CHL will show up. The LEO will find out one way or another, so it's better to let him/her know up front that you are licensed than to surprise them and get a scolding.
On the note of disarming a CHL holder, a lot of officers will tell you to leave it alone and everything will be fine. I've only personally heard of DPS consistently disarming during a stop. I think the reason behind that is they are trained to keep 100% control of the situation because their backup could be several miles away (if they have backup in the same county).